A group of key players in Nigeria’s cotton, textile and garment value chain, National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN) organized a one- day seminar in Abuja to introduce a unified policy to stimulate the progress of the sector. As per a New Telegraph report, the seminar aimed at reviving the textile sector in Nigeria was organized in collaboration with the German Cooperation agency Deutsche Zusammennarbett, the European Union and the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.

The seminar was inaugurated by Anibe Achimugu, National President, NACOTAN, who talked about the future roadmap for implementation of the CTG (Cotton, Textile and Garment) policy of the federal government. He said to achieve this, Nigerian textile stakeholders would focus on integrity and relationship building. The seminar advised industry leaders to establish a CTG Council with about two government officials to regulate growth in the sector. The council would also have private sector players, it added.

It also advocated a strategic business plan for the CTG Development Forum and an active collaboration among the players in the CTG Development Forum. It advised players in the sector to ensure that their activities make the Nigerian market space unprofitable for importers and smugglers of fabrics into the country.

The stakeholders also resolved to create CTG processing zones/clusters in different parts of the country. They said, this would aid concentration of infrastructures in those areas besides reducing production costs.